blown headgasket
02-03-2005, 08:47 PM
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if you want a shop to do it its going to cost around 1-2 grand. my headgasket blew a year or two ago and thats about what it cost. if you did it yourself it would be much cheaper. all you'd need is new gaskets and such. i'd say around 200 to do it yourself. oh and the time of course.
02-03-2005, 09:39 PM
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I had that problem before, took me a 1.5 day's of working pretty much straight to finish the job. Paid less than $400 for parts too 
If you don't do all your own work pay someone to do it because it's a HUGE job. It would be easier to do an engine swap.
If you don't do all your own work pay someone to do it because it's a HUGE job. It would be easier to do an engine swap.
02-03-2005, 11:20 PM
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Originally Posted by MeenZ28
Is it just the gasket that was hurt? Cuase back when i had my 88' i blew it and it roasted 3 of the 6 cylinders along with it. Had to rebuild the entire engine after that.
02-03-2005, 11:28 PM
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Originally Posted by NoRiceInside
if you want a shop to do it its going to cost around 1-2 grand. my headgasket blew a year or two ago and thats about what it cost. if you did it yourself it would be much cheaper. all you'd need is new gaskets and such. i'd say around 200 to do it yourself. oh and the time of course.
, here i had my old motor took out and put in... and all kinds of new parts put on my new motor... and he did all the work (by the way its not some cheap guy that dont know what he is talking about, he is a jasper dealer with one of the badest drag cars around here.) and he did it all for 725.00 and he told me he would do a full head swap for about 700.00 he said its just as hard as changing the motor.. so price would be about the same... Also 93meanz and me have pulled his heads of and were about to put it backj together.. i will keep you informed on how things go...
02-03-2005, 11:36 PM
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you dont know the whole job. it started with an overheating problem. so that 2 grand included a new radiator, heater hoses, water pump, head gaskets, and all the other goodies, plus labor and a 12 month warranty.
02-04-2005, 12:37 AM
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Originally Posted by NoRiceInside
if you want a shop to do it its going to cost around 1-2 grand. my headgasket blew a year or two ago and thats about what it cost. if you did it yourself it would be much cheaper. all you'd need is new gaskets and such. i'd say around 200 to do it yourself. oh and the time of course.
